CAASPP Testing This Week
This week our 3rd through 5th graders will begin taking the CAASPP test. The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) is California's statewide, computer-based testing system for students in grades 3-8 and 11. It measures student proficiency in English Language Arts literacy, mathematics and science based on state standards and is aimed at determining college and career readiness. The test will continue every day for a couple of weeks and this week they will take the ELA portion. We ask that students arrive on time, eat a good breakfast and get a good night's sleep. We want all of our students to feel well-prepared to take the test. Just remind them to take their time and do their best.
Tuesday, April 28th
Early Dismissal
1:43 PM
Every Tuesday is an early dismissal day.
Friday, May 1st
Crazy Hair Day and Shoutouts!
It's everyone's favorite spirit day of the year - Crazy Hair Day! We're going to pair that with shoutouts and shoutout all the kids who are demonstrating Gardner's pillars of character. So get those locks loose and ready to go and we will see the insanity this Friday!
Friends of Gardner Elections
Friends of Gardner Board positions are open for next year and we'd love to have you a part of it. If you are interested in being on the board, please send an email to friendsofgardner@gmail.com with questions to let us know you're interested, by Friday, May 1st! Elections will be held at the next FoG meeting on Thursday, May 14th.
Get your yearbooks!
It's time to purchase your 2025/2026 yearbook! It's the best way to commemorate the year at Gardner forever! There are hard-cover and soft-cover options available at different prices, and yearbooks will be delivered on the last week of school to your child's classroom. You can also customize some of the first pages of your yearbook with personal pictures from the past year. Fifth grade families may want to even customize with personal pictures throughout their time at Gardner. Those are available for a small additional cost, but customization is not required. You have ONE MORE week to purchase your yearbook. The deadline is Monday, May 4th! Click here to purchase!
REMINDERS
Developers are moving forward with a new, fifteen-story, housing project on the corner of Sunset and Gardner. This project will tower over the Gardner yard, have an entrance and exit next to our carpool line, and will take three years of construction without a prior environmental review. If you are interested in helping us fight this, please click here to find out how to send a letter to the city and sign our petition.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Coming Up Next
MAY 4TH - 8TH - Teacher Appreciation Week
MAY 8TH - Minimum Day
MAY 14TH - FoG Meeting
MAY 15TH - GLOW dance